Christopher Culley Email & Phone Number

Scania Trucks, Södertälje

Scania Trucks: Sept 2013 - PresentAcoustic Department - I'm busy with cab sealing mainly, trying to ensure good noise reduction on cab components and low noise from HVAC and auxillary heating and cooling systems. The intention is to produce a new generation of cabs with lower operational interior noiseBack in the Office: Jun 2013 - Sept 2013Had a fantastic time at Volvo PV. Worked alot with some fine, fine people! They were also alot of fun. Helping with a few projects in the… Show more Scania Trucks: Sept 2013 - PresentAcoustic Department - I'm busy with cab sealing mainly, trying to ensure good noise reduction on cab components and low noise from HVAC and auxillary heating and cooling systems. The intention is to produce a new generation of cabs with lower operational interior noiseBack in the Office: Jun 2013 - Sept 2013Had a fantastic time at Volvo PV. Worked alot with some fine, fine people! They were also alot of fun. Helping with a few projects in the office and then I'm going back to Scania for a year.Volvo Cars: Nov 2010 - Jun 2013Powertrain - Powertrain and powertrain component noise reduction. Durability, engine and component failure. We put forward a patent application for one of my component noise developments.Chassis - Dynamic Stiffness, VTF and NTF modelling correlation and various other odd jobs like carpets, windows, stone-chip and diff rumble. Scania Trucks: Jun 2010 - Nov 2010Exterior noise certification and exterior noise contribution from tyres and strange resonant effects. Show less

Six cylinder intake and exhaust system development with particular emphasis on sound quality and attenuation. We put forward a patent application for one of my air intake system developments.Installation of diesel engines into various platforms for accelerated programs for South Africa and India, to meet NVH interior and exterior target levels. All attributes attended to.

Lundby, Göteborg

Anything that came up in the NVH department, such as source identification and quantification of diesel generating sets, comparative exhaust listening studies, mid-frequency cabin noise...

Trollhattan

Anything that came up in the NVH department that the manager wanted me to work on, including something called 'fiskebåtsljud'...

Whitley Site

Secondary ride benchmarking in the chassis mounts department supporting an active engine mount development program

Nuneaton

Very loud driveline induced boom in a van, solved with torsional measurements and implementation of rubber coupling.

Solihull And Longbridge

Worked on diesel and petrol powertrain problems mainly, like snapping cam belts and critical speed running. Pulled a heroic stunt on an SOP threatening external EGR pipe failure with the aid of my mate 'Big Jim' in the Engine Vibration test cell. Ah, those were the days!

Lyon

Horrible cold idle noise on a Peugeot IDI. Problem source very much identified and sorted, much to the embarassment of the Peugeot NVH department; you'd think they'd have bought me a beer for the trouble, but did they...Overtarget sound power level from a 4l light truck engine at Renault. Main contributor identified as FIE pump and poor mounting plate.